August Buddy Read - Unbroken by Rachel Caine

[Paris]

Jeann and I will be finishing this kickass series in August. We don't have a set date as I may read it sooner than Jeann, but please feel free to join in anytime!!

[~Leslie~]

I read Unseen last month and plan to read Unbroken in September. May I join in? I love this series!

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Hey Paris, were you going to make it August?

Definitely join in with us Leslie! It will be great to have you on board!

[Paris]

hahah sorry Jean. I was all nervous about starting my first buddy read thread and then I just copied and pasted the information from the one we just did and that said August and so then I got all confused. It's been updated.

Leslie, we might be reading it in August, but please feel free to add to the conversation when you read it in September.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Oh wow, throughout this whole time I've been making the threads? LoL you did well my friend!

[Paris]

Yep. It's been all you. Thanks! lol

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Ready to pick this up anytime soon Paris? Just let me know :)

[Paris]

Yep. I can probably start maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. Would that work for you?

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Yup, sounds good Paris!

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Alright I just picked it up this morning and on Page 72.

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[OMG why does Ibby always get the brunt of the stick? It's so sad, and once you think she's too far gone then something else happens to her. The thing with her and Esme is kind of scary, if you try and picture the dynamic duo in your head. (hide spoiler)]

Straight into action and awesome writing about the intangible. I'm really going to miss this and the Weather Warden series. Wonder if Jo and David will make a cameo somehow?

[Paris]

I'm gonna start tonight when I get home. I was going to work out, but I've got a sore throat and I don't feel that great, so I think I'll end up just going home and vegging.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Story of my life Paris lol! Planning on hitting the gym after work today, I've been low on energy lately.

[Paris]

It's finally cooling down here so I can get back into the gym, but I've been fighting off this cold or whatever since I got back from my cruise.

My asthma makes working out a bit difficult, but when it gets hot and the air gets thicker, working out becomes nearly impossible unless I want to pass out. I actually enjoy working out for the most part.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Ugh, colds are the worst! I just recovered from one recently, was out for a good 2 weeks. It's just hard getting the motivation going to get back to the gym but it has to be done. I love it too when I'm there but need to get over the hump of going there in the first place.

[Paris]

Oh yeah, getting over that hump is the worst. You can do it!! lol

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

I went yesterday and it was so embarrassing, tried to do a Body Combat class but lasted about 10 minutes before I got all dizzy and had to leave! Oh the shame

I just reached Chapter 8. (view spoiler)[It's all crazy end of the world amazing at this stage, kind of intense lol. The whole kid eating a Djinn thing was shocking. It's amazing at this point how Caine can still surprise us!

And oh when Luis and Cassiel were talking about lazing on the beach somewhere, I kind of felt a sense of sadness. I don't think that's the ending these two will get (which was Jo and David's ending). I think Cassiel might be returning to Djinn-hood or something after this stage. (hide spoiler)]

[Paris]

Finished tonight. Wow...what a ride. I can't believe it's over. What a great series, both Outcast Season and Weather Warden.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

You have to tell me, was there a Jo and David cameo??

[Paris]

Yes we get some Jo and David time.

I think you probably need to start out slower. Body Combat, I hear is brutal.

In reaction to your spoiler (view spoiler)[I can't believe how non stop craziness this book is. And that part with the kid was shocking. It's just crazy how Caine can keep the action and surprises going throughout all of these books...13 all together.

I got that same feeling about Cassiel and Luis. I really want them to have the same kind of ending that Jo and David got. It just doesn't seem possible. (hide spoiler)]

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Yay! normally I'm not one for spoilers but i just HAVE to know that.

Yeah, there's something both intense and addictive about her writing. I just can't seem to put it down yet there's some heavy stuff there. I will really miss this series.

I've been to combat before but I just need to remind myself that I'm not as fit as I used to be! It gives me a goal to work up to anyway.

[Paris]

Oh...I've never done any of those hardcore ones cause I know I can't do it. I'm super out of shape and on top of that the whole asthma thing. Friends of mine wanted me to do hot yoga and I was like only if you want to carry me out of there two seconds after going in. I can't even go into a sauna without having problems. Let alone exercise lol

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

OMG Paris. I just finished this last night and it was exceedingly mindblowing. I can't believe how awesome it is. It was just beautiful.

(view spoiler)[The whole tying in the plots together for Weather Warden and Outcast was just magnificent. I wouldn't be surprised if this was what Rachel had in mind from the very start! Seeing Joanne and David in Cassiel's eyes was an interesting dynamic.

And now we know why Lewis appeared to be such an asshole - he was driven by Pearl! Pearl was the one behind the chimeras, the black shard, it all makes sense now.

How epic was that ending with Cassiel killing all humans? I just got goosebumps then. And yes, she does get to have her happy ending.. (hide spoiler)]

Just freaking amazing. I can't believe it's over.

[Paris]

I loved (view spoiler)[the fact that it all tied together too. Everything in Weather Wardens makes so much more sense now. And after being so pissed at Lewis for so long, it's nice to know why I wanted to throttle him.

I am so glad you're done because as soon as I read the end I wanted to talk about it. The whole Cassiel killing the humans thing was freaking epic and I got goosebumps too. And then for her to think that she was going to be able to bring some of them back, but she wasn't going to live...the ultimate sacrifice. But yet she gets her happy ending too. I would have loved to get an epilogue or something like we did with Jo and David, where we get to see Luis and Cassiel later on down the road being happy. Although I'm betting we didn't because then she would have to explain what happened to Isabel. (hide spoiler)]

I gave this a 4 when I first rated it, but I've been thinking about it a lot and now I'm thinking I need to bump that up to a 5.

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

(view spoiler)[Yeah, and the thing with Pearl making all those evil creatures and everything, I was just like - WOW!

I know, does it mean that Ashan was good after all? We all thought he was evil, ruthless, didn't care about humans but the fact that he sacrificed one of his best Djinn, he must have seen it all in advance.

You are right about not having an epilogue, poor poor Isabel :( it was really tragic seeing what happened to her, especially at first when she had a 12 year old body, then 18 years old, the trauma that she has gone through is just so tragic.

I was crying by the time Cassiel got Esmerelda to bite her and when she died, it was all so sad and tragic but I'm SO glad it wasn't a sad ending. It was really sad how some humans ended up being the collateral damage but it was either them or nothing.

I might go back and have a look at Total Eclipse to read the same timeframe going on and see if I pick up anything extra.

This cements Weather Warden & Outcast onto my "favourite series ever" list! (hide spoiler)]

[~Leslie~]

I am finally getting around to reading this one probably starting tomorrow. Reading all the comments makes me so excited.

[Paris]

Leslie I hope you like it as much as we did. Jeann, I totally understand adding these to your favorite series list. So good. I kinda want to go through Total Eclipse too. lol

[Jeann (Happy Indulgence)]

Yay Leslie, definitely comment as you go along and we'll be here to read! I just went through Total Eclipse and it all fits, basically Jo's observation on Cassiel is that she's pragmatic lol. They say slightly different things but it's virtually the same.